Crime & Safety
NYC Subway Delays: Person On Tracks Shuts Down Downtown 1/2/3 Service In Lower Manhattan
Breaking: Upper Manhattan commuters could face headaches Thursday morning.
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN — Upper Manhattan commuters faced headaches Thursday morning, as a major subway line terminated in Midtown because of a person on the tracks.
Downtown 1, 2 and 3 trains were stopping at 34th Street-Penn Station because of a person on the tracks at 14th Street, according to the MTA. And there is no 1 train in either direction between South Ferry and 42nd Street.
Service was eventually restored just before 9 a.m. The MTA said to expect delays on 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains.
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One commuter shared video of the man on the tracks:
Man walking towards @MTA 2/3 subway - our train slammed on breaks to avoid hitting him #nycsubway #MTA pic.twitter.com/MDEhTGW1UK
— Casie Jordan (@kcavery) August 10, 2017
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